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Reusable space rockets designed for low-Earth orbits unveiled
- Technology
- May 30, 2014, 12:21
A US company that has flown unmanned capsules to the Space Station unveiled a spacecraft designed to ferry up to seven astronauts to low-Earth orbit. (...)

40 new jobs at Summit
- Technology
- May 8, 2014, 01:05
The Summit, formerly the Web Summit, is to create 40 new jobs, bringing total employee numbers to more than 90.The event, founded by Paddy Cosgrave, (...)

Nokia to spend $100m backing companies on intelligent-car technologies
- Technology
- May 5, 2014, 21:09
Nokia plans to spend $100 million backing companies that develop intelligent-car technologies, joining the likes of billionaire Elon Musk and Google i(...)

Silicon Valley’s time to be satirised has truly arrived
- Technology
- April 24, 2014, 01:01
For the first decade of my life, I lived smack in the middle of a little California city with a funny name. No one had heard of it. I had to ex(...)

Tesla ready for Irish sales – and Car of the Year
- Motors
- February 26, 2014, 10:20
High-profile electric car firm Tesla sees no difficulty in catering to Irish customers, despite saying it has no plans to open an Irish dealers(...)

European markets gain on Yellen’s stimulus pledge
- Markets
- February 21, 2014, 20:12
European stocks climbed yesterday, extending a third consecutive weekly gain, as investors heeded newly installed Federal Rese(...)

Planet Business
- Technology
- February 14, 2014, 01:00
Image of the week: White House Musk Representing the entrepreneuri(...)

Collison brothers say $1.75bn tech firm is not for sale
- Technology
- January 24, 2014, 01:00
Irish brothers Patrick and John Collison have no plans to sell their $1.75 billion business and will use $80 million in fresh investment raised yester(...)

Four Irishmen on a mission to build a billion-dollar company
- Technology
- January 23, 2014, 00:00
The names Eoghan McCabe, Des Traynor, Ciaran Lee and David Barrett may not ring a bell for most people, but the four Irishmen are ones to watch. Ha(...)

Intercom raises $23m in funding round
- Technology
- January 22, 2014, 12:46
Dublin-based start-up Intercom has sealed a $23 million (€17 million) funding deal, bringing total investment in the company since its inception in 2(...)